We have captured the story of working across boundaries within our landscape, during the workshop, through a light hearted role-play. This enabled us to share our experiences and perspectives as childminders and inspectors. Telling our stories enabled us to overcome some of the anxieties and barriers that exist.
SCRIPT TO ACCOMPANY THE ROLE PLAY OF THE CHILDMINDER’S INSPECTION
Childminder: Hello Childminder Inner Voice Oh shit trust it to be today Inspector Hello my name is Joanne Smith, I’ve come to do your
Inspection today Inspector Inner Voice You’re obviously pleased to see me Childminder Come in and meet the children Childminder Inner Voice But don’t look at the mess in the kitchen Inspector Hello and what’s your name Inspector inner voice Oh isn’t she cute, but don’t pay her too much attention I don’t
want to get in trouble for favouritism Childminder Would you like to see my paperwork? Childminder inner voice I was up all night doing that so it better give me an outstanding! Inspector Ok thank you! Inspector inner voice Oh my gosh does she expect me to look through all this I’ll be
here all day! Inspector If you carry on with the children and do what you would
normally do with the children. Inspector inner voice As long as that’s not watching daytime television with your feet
up! Childminder OK that’s fine we’re busy playing with dough Childminder inner voice How are you supposed to be doing that with you watching me
like a hawk! Childminder Ooh well done! Childminder inner voice Oh kids please be good! Don’t play up! Childminder Oh no Joe you know we need to share – please give it back.. Childminder inner voice Oh good god, please STOP staring and scribbling in that
bloody notepad!! Inspector inner voice She’s playing lovely with the children…I’ve got some really good observations here. This Inspection shouldn’t take long. Childminder Oh no Joe, you know we don’t do that here! Childminder inner voice OH no I’m going to get done for child abuse now! Inspector inner voice She dealt with that really well and the children respond to her
easily. Inspector Just looking through your policies – do you have one for child protection
Childminder inner voice That’s it, I might as well give up now, its all going downhill
from here.
We also wanted to capture the ‘voice of the child’ which was not represented within the landscape at our workshop. We have written a poem to reflect this.
My mummy goes to work To earn lots of money I go to a childminder Whether it’s raining or sunny. I have so much fun My childminder’s called Madge Then one day we had a visitor This lady with a badge We had to be good The lady was scary Madge looked frightened So did my friend Mary The lady sat down Madge made some tea I tugged Madge’s skirt Ooh I need a wee! The lady looked at the toys She wrote on a ‘puter She asked lots of questions ‘Madge, can I have the scooter?’ The lady looked upstairs My Madge doesn’t look happy Ooh I still need a wee I wish I wore a nappy! Mary takes the scooter I push her out the way ‘That’s not kind Billy!’ Madge has a funny voice today. I wish she would go now I try and sit on Madge’s knee The lady says ‘Outstanding!’ Oh no…I’ve done my wee!
Child minders and inspectors
We have captured the story of working across boundaries within our landscape, during the workshop, through a light hearted role-play. This enabled us to share our experiences and perspectives as childminders and inspectors. Telling our stories enabled us to overcome some of the anxieties and barriers that exist.
SCRIPT TO ACCOMPANY THE ROLE PLAY OF THE CHILDMINDER’S INSPECTION
Childminder: Hello
Childminder Inner Voice Oh shit trust it to be today
Inspector Hello my name is Joanne Smith, I’ve come to do your
Inspection today
Inspector Inner Voice You’re obviously pleased to see me
Childminder Come in and meet the children
Childminder Inner Voice But don’t look at the mess in the kitchen
Inspector Hello and what’s your name
Inspector inner voice Oh isn’t she cute, but don’t pay her too much attention I don’t
want to get in trouble for favouritism
Childminder Would you like to see my paperwork?
Childminder inner voice I was up all night doing that so it better give me an outstanding!
Inspector Ok thank you!
Inspector inner voice Oh my gosh does she expect me to look through all this I’ll be
here all day!
Inspector If you carry on with the children and do what you would
normally do with the children.
Inspector inner voice As long as that’s not watching daytime television with your feet
up!
Childminder OK that’s fine we’re busy playing with dough
Childminder inner voice How are you supposed to be doing that with you watching me
like a hawk!
Childminder Ooh well done!
Childminder inner voice Oh kids please be good! Don’t play up!
Childminder Oh no Joe you know we need to share – please give it back..
Childminder inner voice Oh good god, please STOP staring and scribbling in that
bloody notepad!!
Inspector inner voice She’s playing lovely with the children…I’ve got some really good observations here. This Inspection shouldn’t take long.
Childminder Oh no Joe, you know we don’t do that here!
Childminder inner voice OH no I’m going to get done for child abuse now!
Inspector inner voice She dealt with that really well and the children respond to her
easily.
Inspector Just looking through your policies – do you have one for child protection
Childminder inner voice That’s it, I might as well give up now, its all going downhill
from here.
We also wanted to capture the ‘voice of the child’ which was not represented within the landscape at our workshop. We have written a poem to reflect this.
My mummy goes to work
To earn lots of money
I go to a childminder
Whether it’s raining or sunny.
I have so much fun
My childminder’s called Madge
Then one day we had a visitor
This lady with a badge
We had to be good
The lady was scary
Madge looked frightened
So did my friend Mary
The lady sat down
Madge made some tea
I tugged Madge’s skirt
Ooh I need a wee!
The lady looked at the toys
She wrote on a ‘puter
She asked lots of questions
‘Madge, can I have the scooter?’
The lady looked upstairs
My Madge doesn’t look happy
Ooh I still need a wee
I wish I wore a nappy!
Mary takes the scooter
I push her out the way
‘That’s not kind Billy!’
Madge has a funny voice today.
I wish she would go now
I try and sit on Madge’s knee
The lady says ‘Outstanding!’
Oh no…I’ve done my wee!